Hey, I'm 15 and a highs school athlete. Last night I had trouble falling asleep and I had on And off chest pain. Tonight I woke up at 4:30 feeling short of breath so I stood up and felt better. When I went to lay back down I felt fine but know I am super worried I have something wrong with my...

While grinding I was wearing a respirator. I was grinding this black plastic rubbery material along with concrete. After two hours I had finished but when I took off the mask my nostrils were completely black with the rubber. I'm wondering if this exposure is too much silica or whatever the black...

I have a non cancerous lung mass, it started at 2.8cm in june and now is 4cm, I have no symptons or pain in lung, anybody have any ideas what this could be? my pulmonologists is stumped. I went through a median stenectomy because a surgeon cut an artery in a simple broncoscopy, he failed to use...

I had a granduloma tumor removed in my ovary 8 years ago. I recently fell and had a ctscan done of my chest and it revealed 2 broken ribs and that I had granduloma lung disease and mild emphysema. I'm worried about the grandulma lung disease. Is it related to my granduloma tumor that was removed....

I recently learned I have a pulmonary nodule and of course I'm worried it could be malignant. I smoked around half a pack a day for six years. What are the odds I have lung cancer? The other thing I'm wondering is if it could be silicosis. I owned a surface mining operation for 29 years and the...

hi everyone.i am new to this site and i need some help.i was diagnosed with nsclc last july.as it was early stage(stage 2) and it hadnt spread beyond the right lung,i was able to have the middle right lobe removed followed by 3 months of precautionary chemo.now i am getting burning pain in my upper...

I have been suffering from severe rib cage pain going on about 7 months. I have been to the doctor numerous times and had chest xrays as well as a chest ct and nothing was ever found. I was then diagnosed with Costrochondritis which is an inflammation at the junction of the rib cage and its...

Hi, i have Emphysema and TB Granuloma and have had persistent chest infections for some time now. I am also on Methotrexate to treat psoriatic arthritis. in the past i have had chest x-rays and have not shown anything new except those as stated above. i have an extensive family history of lung...

I have been to several doctors and had several different diagnosis with different medications and still seem to have issues. I have always had asthma which has been good/bad depending on where I have lived and what time of year it is (seasonal allergies). Recently I was diagnosed with an upper...

Hello everybody, I am a college student and I am here for some help from you guys. I live with my grandfather who is a cancer patient and he wants to join a community where he can discuss about cancer. He wants to learn more and want to share his experience with others. If you guys have any...

I need answers !!! I have been having rib pain for about 7 years on my upper right quandrant of my adbomen, with no real diagnosis. All of a sudden this year, I have a cancerous lung nodule on my lower right rib. I am going through all the steps with cancer----but was just wondering, if anyone...

Hi all, I am school going student and I have some questions about cancer. If you answer the following it will be great appreciated. What is cancer? What do all cancers have in common? What does cancer have to do with cell division? List 5 types of cancer and give a brief explanation of each. What...

I came down with a severe case of bronchitis in Oct 2006 and have yet to shake these symptoms. I cough up large amounts of clear sputum every morning. It has balls in it like tapioca ball or etwas. The balls sometimes can be broken open and I can see what looks like a tiny drop of blood within it....